PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to issues related to cold injury residuals, including right and left hand and foot cold injuries, as well as an acquired psychiatric disorder. The case must be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for lumbar strain, nerve damage, and an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD) due to insufficient evidence in some cases. Additional development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied multiple times, but the claim was reopened in 2013 and granted in 2018. The Board found that an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2017 is not warranted due to lack of service department records relevant to the diagnosis.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted at a 70 percent rating from June 16, 2018 forward. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2, is granted at a 70 percent rating from June 16, 2018 forward.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for PTSD prior to November 4, 2019 and since that date are dismissed. The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is also denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The appeal was also remanded for further action on some issues.

The Veteran's left knee, low back, and right hip disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder.,Service connection has been granted for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), both deemed presumptively due to Southwest Asia service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD due to incomplete information in his service records, including missing National Guard duty records. The Veteran's current hearing loss is being reviewed again by a VA examiner to determine if it is related to his military service or noise exposure. For PTSD, the claim remains on appeal as the assigned rating does not reflect the maximum benefit allowable.

The Board has granted service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to combat exposure, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's inability to attend in-person examinations and recommends scheduling a virtual/video telehealth examination or similar service for an appropriate evaluation of his acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and depression.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding PTSD, the increased rating for PTSD from May 31, 2018 to October 17, 2019, and service connection claims for cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and multiple melanomas.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and remanded to determine the nature and etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher rating for PTSD have been denied. The Veteran is granted TDIU based on all service-connected disabilities since August 14, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that his psychiatric symptomatology did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, gastrointestinal symptoms, and migraines due to a lack of evidence showing in-service events or injuries that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD has been denied. The issues of service connection for migraine headaches associated with PTSD and TDIU have been remanded.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for coronary artery disease status-post stent and PTSD have been denied. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining deck logs from the U.S.S. Francis Marion and obtaining relevant medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lower back condition, stomach condition, left knee condition, migraine headaches, GERD, and hypertension due to current diagnoses and credible testimony of in-service symptoms.,Service connection is not granted as there are no diagnosed conditions.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected PTSD is granted, and a remand is ordered for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD.